{"id":2114912,"date":"2025-10-25T13:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2114912"},"modified":"2025-10-25T13:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T13:45:15","slug":"the-worst-spare-in-royal-history-prince-harrys-biggest-mistakequeens-kings-and-dastardly-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-worst-spare-in-royal-history-prince-harrys-biggest-mistakequeens-kings-and-dastardly-things\/","title":{"rendered":"The Worst Spare in Royal History? Prince Harry\u2019s BIGGEST Mistake|Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-yft85X8qy0?autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>#RoyalFamily #princeharry #meghanmarkle #RobertHardman #KateWilliams  #QueensKings #QKADT <\/p>\n<p>Queens, Kings, and Dastardly Things is the Mail&#8217;s unmissable podcast, promising listeners a weekly dose of royal history and intrigue.<\/p>\n<p>Does history prove that \u2018spares\u2019 actually make the best royals?<\/p>\n<p>Step behind the curtain with royal biographer Robert Hardman and historian Professor Kate Williams as they dive into the secret world of the \u2018spares\u2019 &#8211; those born second, but destined to make history. From Good Queen Bess to The Sailor King, this is the untold story of royal runners-up who changed the course of Britain forever. And yes &#8211; they tackle Prince Harry head-on. Is he doomed to be the exception to the rule?<\/p>\n<p>We reveal how Elizabeth I was never supposed to wear the crown, yet became the \u2018Gloriana\u2019 queen who defined an age, outsmarted her enemies, and built a global Britain. Then there\u2019s George V, the dutiful second son, who went from quiet naval officer to the monarch who held the Empire together through war and revolution &#8211; a man dismissed as dull, but who saved the very idea of monarchy.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes released every Monday.<\/p>\n<p>SIGN UP to the FREE Palace Confidential Newsletter: https:\/\/bit.ly\/palacenewsletter2<\/p>\n<p>Social Handles:<br \/>\nInstagram: queenskingspod<br \/>\nTikTok: queenskingspod <\/p>\n<p>A Daily Mail Podcast. 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